Thought I'd let you all know that I will be attending with a hidden agenda not unlike Zith's. I will be bringing many many many brownies, novelties and tiny awesome things to give to complete strangers in an effort to support this 'cause'. (Not sure what said Cause would be, aside from Just Be-Cause...)Anyways, I thought I'd let you all know ahead of time to alleviate any odd suspicions; the brownies contain NO addictive substances beyond chocolate, and the other things are not irradiated with deadly Huon particles or something or whatnot. (And that would be a marvelous coincidence on the date, yes? Too bad my Halloween costume isn't ready yet... )

If you let me know that you inhabit the fora, I will let you choose what you want.

I shouldn't be hard to spot. Look for the Jade Harley lookalike offering guidance.

I conveniently was able to attend due to seeing colleges even though I live on the East Coast. It was really awesome! Randall was there and gave autographs, made a speech, etc. Unfortunately, being in a hotel prevents me from making scans of the comics he handed out until about a week from now, but they're all pretty hilarious.

There was a lot of awesome stuff there, like kite-flying, xkcd cupcakes, and a stuffed bobcat-in-a-box. (I had to leave before I could ask, but I think I saw someone in a trenchcoat that may have been Aaron Diaz of Dresden Codak? Correct me if I'm wrong.) Also Alephra, thanks for the brownies, they were really good! (Also great Jade costume.)

RLabs wrote:I saw someone in a trenchcoat that may have been Aaron Diaz of Dresden Codak? Correct me if I'm wrong.

I think you're incorrect--he and Randall have met before, and he didn't come up and say hi. Also, if you mean the guy with the goggles and the epic beard and ponytail, I know who he was (but he'd be hugely flattered by the comparison).

I was the chick in the black and white stripes and spots mostly floating around the box of service packs.

Until I get home and upload some pictures from a machine that doesn't choke on directory listings and cringe at a simple levels adjustment, here are a few shots of mrputter aka bobcat-in-a-box guy aka Sean and someone in a yellow coat (sorry, didn't catch her name) with a flying ferret: http://netcrusher88.imgur.com/2E896

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I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it. -VoltaireThey said we would never have a black president until Swine Flu. -Gears

That was a lot of fun! I wish I had more time to take pictures of everyone, but I really hadn't anticipated becoming the cupcake guy; somehow it didn't occur to me that they'd be so photogenic. (Speaking of, I'm just crazy about this shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdigital/4 ... 365460090/ - mind if I pass it around the cupcake shop, jadient?) Thanks to everyone who ate my food, and a big thanks to everyone who relaunched my kite!

Having trouble uploading the few pictures I did take. But I have got this tiny little video of the kite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0McdR9lvqLgOh, did anyone capture the ferret launches? And I believe someone told me they had video of Randall seeing the cakes?

Zith, thanks for the bread and cheese, and the awesome cupcakes. Sorry I couldn't hang around long enough to see them distributed. The line did not move, much, and gave up after an hour. Really sorry I missed the speech too.

jadient wrote:Those cupcakes were awesome. Please use the picture, I'd be honored. I wish I'd been there to witness the cupcake distribution.

Thanks! And don't worry about missing out on that, the distribution was about a two minute mad grab. My friend and I were just swarmed under. And there were still maybe two or three times as many people as cupcakes at that point.The best of it was when Randall went to select a cake (he got first pick, of course). He first reached for "I love your sister" with a little chuckle before hesitating and struggling between three or four favorites - eventually going for "I love the whole world," it being vanilla on vanilla helping that along.

I got to eat the internet! I had a friend call on our way back home and he was like, "Where are you?" IonDragon said, "Tell him we went to the internet!" and then I said "We were at the internet, until I ate it."

*Up until 14:25, by which time too many people were streaming in for me to keep up. The data up until that time may also exhibit inaccuracies due to counting fail. See standard disclaimer at the bottom of every Slashdot poll.